Saints of Past Ages: The Catholic saint who dedicated his life to a leprosy colony in Hawaii – and became an inspiration for HIV/AIDS care
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARK LAMBERT, a teaching fellow at University of Chicago Divinity School, looks at the life and mission of Father Damien and how he inspired those reaching out to people living with HIV and AIDS…
Quickfacts – 10 facts about the most dangerous diseases you’ve never heard of
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, resources are being sucked away from the fight against a host of debilitating diseases that affect 1.7 billion of the poorest people on the planet, medical experts have warned. On Saturday, charities will mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, seeking to draw attention to […]
WHO launches plan to tackle neglected diseases as COVID-19 strains healthcare
Thomson Reuters Foundation The World Health Organization will on Thursday launch a plan to combat 20 diseases that affect the world’s poorest people, seeking to prevent recent progress being erased by the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare systems. Many of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which range from leprosy to rabies, have been eradicated […]
Forgotten but not gone: COVID-19 focus poses new risks to ‘invisible’ leprosy patients
RANDY MULYANTO and BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected those with leprosy…
World mourns passing of Ruth Pfau, Pakistan’s “Mother Teresa”
The world is mourning the death of German-born Catholic nun and physician, Dr Ruth Pfau, who, known as Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’, played an instrumental role in combatting leprosy in the nation. Dr Pfau’s order – the Daughters of the Heart of Mary – announced she died in a hospital in Karachi at the age of […]
EAST TIMOR: MORE YET TO BE DONE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE DANGERS OF LEPROSY
SUSAN MASIMA reports…
LIFE CALLING: A MISSION TO RECLAIM LIVES IN THAILAND
DAVID ADAMS reports on the life-reclaiming work of the McKean Rehabilitation Institute in Chiang Mai, Thailand…